Time-controlled actuating mechanism



Feb-2i); 1923.-

A. REBORI TIME CONTROLLED ACTUAT ING' MECHANISM 5 sheets-sheet 1 FiledOct. 26, 1921 Feb. 20, 1923. 1,446,128

A. REBOR! TIME CQNTROLLED ACTUAT'ING MECHANISM Filed 001:. 26, 1921 5sheets-sheet 2 Feb; 20, 1923.

' 1,446,128 A. REBORI TIME CONTROLLED ACTUATING MECHANISM:

Filed Oqt. 26, 1921 a sheets-sheet 5 EgLj4 Fig. 14: is a side viewlooking from the front of the clock of the switch operating member andthe means which directly engages the same.

is a top plan view of a rock shaft ilorming part of the switch ope'atinpmiemher control means and showing the arms which are connected tosaid shaft.

Fig. 16 is a diagrammatic sectional'view of the disks which are drivenby the auxiliary clock work mechanisms and which control the operationof the switch operating member.

Fig. 17 is a front view of a detail.

Fig. 18 is a top plan view of a detail.

In the drawings and as illustrated particularly in Figures 1, 3, 4t and.5; A designates the central or main clock work mechanism; and B and (ldesignate the auxiliary clock work mechanisms.

The main clock work mechanism has a spring drum 1 which drives the gears2, 3, and 5 and the regulating means 6 and 8 for the main clock workmechanism. 7 designates the minute shaft.

The winding spring or drum 9 of the mechanism B drives the gears 10. 11,12 and 13, and the latter actuates the regulating members 1e and 15.

17 designates the spring drum of the mechanism C. and this spring drumdrives gears 18, 19, 20 and 21, the latter actuating the control orregulating means 22 and 23. The minute shaft of the mechanism B is numbored 16 and the minute shaft of the 1116Cl1i'i nism C is numbered 24.

The shaft of the spring drum 1 is provi ded with a gear 25 whichactuates ars '26, Q7, 28 and 29, and by this train of gearing the gear29 is caused to make a complete revolution every 365 days.

The reference character 30 shown in Figure 1 designates the externaloutline of the siuuousoidal disks and which control the regulation ofthe auxiliary mechanisms l3 and. (l. The mechanism B has a fasteningmember 31 connected to its regulating spring 82, and this fasteningmember is fixed to a pivoted lever 33 provided at its lower end with anadjustable screw 34-1; which bears against the periphery of thesinuousoidal disk -hi. The clock work mechanism C is pro vided with afastening member connected. to its regulator spring; 37 and fixed to ade-- pending arm or pivoted lever 38 which provided at its lower endwith an adjustable screw 39 that bears against the periphery of thesinuousoidal disk 40. The lever 33 is pivotally mounted on the shaft 4-1and is connected at its upper end 42 to one end of a spring 43, theother end of the spring being; fastened to some fixed point in order todraw on the upper end of the pin 33 and cause its lower end to remain incontact with the periphery of the disk 35. The lever 38 is pivotallymounted on'the shaft 44, and its upper end is connected to one end of aspring 2 15, the other end the spring lh being fastened to a fixedpoint, so that the screw 39 will he yieldingly held in engagement withthe periphery of the disk 4:0.

The gear 29, which makes a complete revolution in days, is provided withprojecting holts- 4e? on which the sinuousoidal disks and 4E0 aremounted, so that the disks also make a complete revolution every 365days.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the primary portion of theimproved mechanism includes the three sets of common clock workmechanisms A l3 and C. which are preferably of the same size and type.In the operation of this new clock, the central mechanism it alwaysoperates at a normal rate, while mechanism B accelerates daily forperiod of almost months, and during the remainder of the year retards,also daily until it returns to the point of departure. During this time,mechanism C mechanism l3 advances with reference to the mechanism A.retard with reference both to mechanisms A and B in such manner as toreturn to its point of departure in approximately the same time themechanism Mechanisms and C will always run in U- opposition to eachother day by day. Owing to the provision of the sinuousoidal disks 35and s0 the mechanisms B and C are regu lated accurately to accomplishthe result sougl t. The circumference of each of the sinuousoi dal disles-Yuri almost continuously in its distance from the axis or centerof the disk. These sinuousoidal disks p uform inverse functions one tothe other, one of them serves to advance progressively and daily thetime of a particular action (in the present case the illuminating orextinguishing of one or more lamps) during a certain pe riod. keepingthe interval more or loss constant during a further period. andbring-ring it back to its initial point during a third period. whichcompletes a revolution of the disk. T other disk serves to bring aboutthe extiuguishi. 5.: or lighting of he lights in. inverse order to thatin which they have heen lighted. or e:- "iguished. always 'u accordancewith the hour which may he decided upon. based upon the hours i sunriseand sunset. These SillllOuSfll .l d s. divided into twelve equalportions cm'resmouding to the twelve months of the year. and ch fractionor month ha:

section or circunncu ence ascending or descemliugg: with respect to thecenter, and to correspond to the month to which it has been assigned. inthe present instance these disks have been prepared to accord with thehours of so... so and sunset at Buenos Aires. The disks are plotted inthe following manner. From the daily varia tions in the hours of sunriseand sunset will. when HQ "m m s attentio isqhd.

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56 will i otkitfil-ntilit; is Mara J the ex er GOgwTh n as soonfzi sithe 61;,

I to position above the unoer e so that sai'- Will release the lug 5Fand porn; i '1 in an anti clockwise c' 56 r notes the 0 will alsou'hicl'i which 0: and

switch "c' 82 prov which The other end 0 with hock: 83

iat ed to operate her and outer end o1": Wheel 50 as shown incircumstances the wheel continue to rotate anc: the i intermittentlystrilte '1 would would 82 o. as:

would intermittently actuate th 1 1'. H cause the same to hermit theillumina tion ancl then the estinenishnient of the lamps. in order to pisilch an occurrence as this, the rock With a fined arm o;

path of movement of a time a pin 7'? engages 11.; lever will rock the shcause the linkage 61 to raise ni'ing the heel: or lever halt therotation of the Wh such an occurrence, the lever ing lever and this locha,

tion for a certain to hold clevatec. The locking lever mounted 68 and isconnecte'i in contact If it sho or the ratchet Wheel 50, when i raised hdie 'E'DOVQYHGTLT or the member would o where would not givosi ion @w 1that :zhe teeth on the ratchet unequal niunherfthe :1 n 1 or, at such mewill occupy a nosi pression hctween two of the ratchet Wheel 50 andconseo 54?; Will he in nosition to c x and prevent continuous rota mehraed to the sha t 10 or a pinion 85 h fixed to the tube 110,

tin or us s the rotation of the member that produces e Fixed to theshaft 100 of he inecl an n B is the pinion 89 W iich drives the 90 91and the pinion tube 112. The latter rotates the disi: 93 which controlsthe illu nation.v "O

moth disks revolve with their respective pinions and the tubes 110 and112, upon the pivot tube 95 in which the shaft 7 rotate Viewing thesedisks from the front (the hack ofthe clock they both revolve in ananticlockwise direction and with the same speed their correspondinomechanisms and The illumination con rolling disk 93 rcthan theoxting'uishnient controlling dish curing the months from cannery toJune, and slower during; the 1120i itns ron'i July to December.Ite'ferrinp' to Figure 6, it will be seen that the clock is composed ofthree the largest which indicates the t the day and corresponds to theA; the su'iall dial 103 :he left 10111 corresponding to the peni o: hemechanism B, or that which in e l 0 hour of sunset for each day 011? orthe hour of illumination; and 10 1 at tie right is that which i; dicates61% hour of unrise for each. day of the or the tin e of extinguishinent.Uri- 5 permits access to the minute hand i T of the i cchanlsin A 106permits acthe arse 49 of the spring drum 1 of echanism; 107 and 108permit lo Winding arles and 101 of ho tide mechanisms and C; 109 permitsto ;he we 71 for win 1. the sp 'inn 1 the 311cc; anism for lighting andex The hours marked by the only or the sake V 7, it is believed that nconstrnct'cii operation and advantages of the invention may readily heunderstood h those skilled i t art and it is apparent that variouschanges may he made '1 the construction dischsed Without departing fromthe spirit of the invention as ex- :sscd in the claims.

l fhat 1 claim and desire to secure by Let tors Patent is:

1 l combination, a main pr nce ianovei', rolling elements driven by saidprime mover, auxiliary prime movers having 'ng; means, ineansoperatively connected h said controlling elements ant said rogu inn;means for causing the former to regulate the lattr a fourth prime moveran opsting meinher actuated hy the fourth prime mover, and regulatingeienients actuated by the auxiliary prime movers for con trolling theoperation. of the fourth prime 31301 611

